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NICHOLAS ROMANO
Motocross attracts a wide variety of people, from varying places; not only around the country, but from across the globe as well. It’s so interesting to watch the personailities, and riding styles from different sectors, meet and battle, under one controlled gate drop. And that’s where the Mini O’s come into play, a true test of all nations, willing to send their best to compete in this weeklong event, with a combina- tion of genre’s. This class, for example, offered riders from as far as Canada, Argentina, and California, with numerous other places in between represented. The first heat, had names such as Ramano, Janik, Deegan, and Cochran out front in the early going. Collin Allen, was also second, but a mistake would force him back near the midpoint of the moto. Romano, pressuring the heck out of Janik, would force the number 27 to falter, slipping by into the lead with just a few short moments to go. Deegan, moving into third, would stay here
by race end, and Cochran would take home the fourth place ride. Arizona’s Julien Beaumer would assert himself as a dominant force in
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